The Cowboy Wally Show


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IT'S A ROOTIN', TOOTIN', RAUCOUS RIOT OF SHOW BIZ REVELRY! STAY TOONED FOR THE COWBOY WALLY SHOW! Television legend, star of stage and screen, and a successful entrepreneur. Not to mention a fat, obnoxious, beer-swilling loudmouth.of questionable morals and taste. Yes, it's Cowboy Wally, star of 8 time Eisner Award-winning creator Kyle Baker's groundbreaking first graphic novel, so sit down for a wild look at at the ins and outs of the craziest rodeo on Earth: THE ENTERTAINENT INDUSTRY! Follow the career of television and film's most outrageous figure, a man willing to stuff unscrupulous, unwholesome and downright unhealthy diversions down the throat of an all-too-eager audience. Witness "Sands of Blood," his French Foreign Legion spectacle and tapestry of rampaging historical inaccuracy! See the timeless work of the Bard mercilessly violated in the unthinkable 20-minute, rewritten, bargain basement version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet!" Stare slack-jawed at the blasphemy of "A Cowboy Wally Christmas!" There's all that and more in THE COWBOY WALLY SHOW, straight from the twisted mind of EISNER, and HARVEY AWARD WINNER and New York Times Bestselling writer-illustrator Kyle Baker (WHY I HATE SATURN, YOU ARE HERE, KING DAVID). "Kyle's artwork spoils the reader with accessibility and fun - while his writing challenges, teases, and tickles their intellect. He is without debate the best in the graphic novel business. The absolute best. Aaron McGruder, cartoonist, THE BOONDOCKS"




Why I Hate Saturn & the Cowboy Wally Show Double


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This Special edition collects Kyle Baker's first two classic graphic novels in one volume, and also includes bonus materials and rarities such as an unproduced TV screenplay of Why I Hate Saturn written in 1990




Quality Jollity


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30 year anniversary retrospective of the legendary cartoonist Kyle Baker. Includes artwork from his graphic novels, album covers, animation, editorial illustration, licensing, games and more. "Kyle Baker's got verve, talent and guts. Plus a nasty wit. Delicious work." Frank Miller, cartoonist, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, 300




King David


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David begins the book as a scruffy Dennis-the-Menace like kid and ends the book as a vain, hunky womanizer.




Nat Turner


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The story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellion—which began on August 21, 1831, in Southampton County, Virginia—is known among school children and adults. To some he is a hero, a symbol of Black resistance and a precursor to the civil rights movement; to others he is monster—a murderer whose name is never uttered. In Nat Turner, acclaimed author and illustrator Kyle Baker depicts the evils of slavery in this moving and historically accurate story of Nat Turner’s slave rebellion. Told nearly wordlessly, every image resonates with the reader as the brutal story unfolds. Find teaching guides for Nat Turner and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources. This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle Baker’s critically acclaimed miniseries together for the first time in hardcover and paperback. The book also includes a new afterword by Baker. “A hauntingly beautiful historical spotlight. A-” —Entertainment Weekly “Baker’s storytelling is magnificent.” —Variety “Intricately expressive faces and trenchant dramatic pacing evoke the diabolic slave trade’s real horrors.” —The Washington Post “Baker’s drawings are worthy of a critic’s attention.”—Los Angeles Times “Baker’s suspenseful and violent work documents the slave trade’s atrocities as no textbook can, with an emotional power approaching that of Maus.”—Library Journal, starred review




Undercover Genie


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In UNDERCOVER GENIE, Eisner Award-winning author and illustrator Kyle Baker divulges an amalgam of his irreverent observations on life, love, and everything in between. Assembling a variety of pieces that originally appeared in such diverse publications as New York, The New York Daily News, The Village Voice, POV and Guitar World, this witty collection illustrates the creator's offbeat thoughts on the pitfalls of relationships and the insanity of men and women. Also included in this illustrative masterpiece are his highly creative stories about the adventures of God and the exploits of Ghost Chimp, M.D. SUGGESTED FOR MATURE READERS.




Deadpool Max


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Marvel's most mentally misaligned misanthrope, Deadpool, returns in a gloriously raw, uncensored shoot-'em-up romp across America with his good buddy Hydra Bob, a boatload of explosives, enough military-grade weaponry to sink your battleship and a cocktail of mood-altering pharmaceuticals. When Bob is framed for a terrorist act on American soil and hunted by the U.S. government, he and his best friend Deadpool go on the run in a heartfelt, soul-searching journey full of sex, drugs and unnecessary excessive violence! Familiar friends and foes including Taskmaster, Cable, Agent X, Weasel and Blind Al join the bosom buddies on their sanity-smashing adventure as Deadpool helps his pal Bob try to clear his not-so-good name. Plus: Christmastime is here again, and Hydra Bob and Deadpool have a gift you'll never forget! COLLECTING: Deadpool Max 2 1-6, Deadpool Max X-Mas Special




Plastic Man: Rubber Banded - the Deluxe Edition


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Master cartoonist Kyle Baker writes and illustrates this update of the classic, off-the-wall 1940s super hero known as Plastic Man! Plastic Man is back in action -- with cartoonist Kyle Baker writing and drawing his adventures. In this title that collects Plastic Man's 2004 series in its entirety for the first time, Plastic Man must come to terms with his criminal past when the FBI assigns him to catch his underworld alter ego, Eel O'Brian. Can Plas clear his name? Maybe, with the help of his beautiful, ruthless new partner, FBI Agent Morgan. Or, maybe not, thanks to the completely useless help of his old crimefighting sidekick, Woozy Winks. Collects Plastic Man #1-20




How to Draw Stupid and Other Essentials of Cartooning


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Draw stupid, succeed big! • Edgy art instruction plus savvy insider advice • Award-winning author, well known in cartooning, comics, and animation • Funny and irreverent-perfect for Adult Swim fans Okay, dumdum. This one is pretty much idiot-proof. Even you should be able to figure outHow to Draw, Stupid, and Other-what? No commas? Whoops, sorry. ButHow to Draw Stupid and Other Essentials of Cartooningis simple enough for even the simplest readers. Author Kyle Baker, who only acts stupid, is in fact “the greatest cartoonist of all time,” or so he tells us. Here he presents a hard-working instruction book that provides artists with the essential skills needed for success. From the principles of drawing to turning those principles on their ear (or their rear), from conveying movement to creating a step-by-step sequence, from idea sketch to finished drawing,How to Draw Stupid and Other Essentials of Cartooningis the smartest purchase any aspiring artist can make, regardless of mental acuity.




You are Here


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"Noel Coleman's got it made. He has a successful career, a house in the country, and a wonderful girlfriend. He's also been lying like crazy about hit secret past. Until now. Within a day of returning to New York City to sell his apartment, Noel's being chased by the cops and stalked by a serial killer. To top it off, his unsuspecting fiancée's followed him to the city with a big surprise. Will he finally tell her the truth? And will either of them survive the experience?"--Back cover.